独活の大木
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 独 | 活 | 大 | 木 |
| Grade: 5 | Grade: 2 | たい Grade: 1 | ぼく Grade: 1 |
| Irregular | on’yomi | ||
Etymology
From 独活 (udo, “Japanese spikenard”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 大木 (taiboku, “large tree”), because the stem of a Japanese spikenard grows high, but then it becomes inedible, and the stem is soft.
Noun
独活の大木 (hiragana うどのたいぼく, rōmaji udo no taiboku)
- good-for-nothing